A Dictionary of Quotations in Most Frequent Use: Taken Chiefly from the Latin and French Bu Comprising Many from the Greek, Spanish, and Italian Languages |
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... Virgil . LAB . Laberius . Ov . Ovid . LUCRET . Lucretius . CAT . Catullus . MART . Martial . PROP . Propertius . N. B. The Passages in inverted Commas , after each Quo . tation , are in general a close , if not a literal Translation ...
... Virgil . LAB . Laberius . Ov . Ovid . LUCRET . Lucretius . CAT . Catullus . MART . Martial . PROP . Propertius . N. B. The Passages in inverted Commas , after each Quo . tation , are in general a close , if not a literal Translation ...
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... Virgil . FR . French . LAB . Laberius . Fr. PROV . French Proverb . Ov . Ovid . HOR . Horace . LUCRET . Lucretius . Juv . Juvenal . CLAUD . Claudian . Luc . Lucan . САТ . Catullus . MART . Martial . PROP . Propertius . N. B. The ...
... Virgil . FR . French . LAB . Laberius . Fr. PROV . French Proverb . Ov . Ovid . HOR . Horace . LUCRET . Lucretius . Juv . Juvenal . CLAUD . Claudian . Luc . Lucan . САТ . Catullus . MART . Martial . PROP . Propertius . N. B. The ...
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... VIRGIL.- " Of so much value is it to be accustomed in our tender years . " - Such are the advantages of an early education . Ad eundem . Lat . " To the same . " - In passing from one university or law society to another , it is said ...
... VIRGIL.- " Of so much value is it to be accustomed in our tender years . " - Such are the advantages of an early education . Ad eundem . Lat . " To the same . " - In passing from one university or law society to another , it is said ...
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... VIRGIL.- " They appear thinly scattered and swimming in the vast deep . " - This phrase , originally used to describe the mariners surviving a shipwreck , is now critically applied to a work where the few thoughts of value are nearly ...
... VIRGIL.- " They appear thinly scattered and swimming in the vast deep . " - This phrase , originally used to describe the mariners surviving a shipwreck , is now critically applied to a work where the few thoughts of value are nearly ...
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... VIRGIL . " Both Arcadians , and both equally skilled in the opening song and in the response . " - The poet speaks of two contending shepherds . The quo- tation is applied however to disputants of another description , either to ...
... VIRGIL . " Both Arcadians , and both equally skilled in the opening song and in the response . " - The poet speaks of two contending shepherds . The quo- tation is applied however to disputants of another description , either to ...
Common terms and phrases
amor animo animum applied argument atque bien BOILEAU BRUYERE C'est CICERO CLAUDIAN court crime danger Deus dicere enim equal facit faith faults fear fides fool fortuna fortune frequently give guilt habet hæc happy homines hommes honour HORACE human Ital JUVENAL king labour Law Lat Law Maxim licet live LUCAN malè matter ment mihi mind Motto Motto of L multa nature Nemo neque nerally never nihil nisi nunc nunquam omnes omnia OVID passions PERSIUS person phrase PLAUTUS poet potest praise Pro bono publico Prov proverb qu'on quæ quam quid quis quod quotation rege ROCHEFOUCAULT Roman sæpe SALLUST satis semper SENECA shew sibi sine sometimes speak STANFORD suffer sunt SYRUS TACITUS TERENCE thing tibi tion truth vice VIRG VIRGIL virtue vitæ whilst wise wish writ